Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is looking to fill 200 positions in advance of its June opening in Mission Valley.

The Huntington Beach-based chain, which currently has 11 restaurants, is conducting interviews Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., on site in the restaurant space at the Westfield Mission Valley mall, 1202 Camino Del Rio North.

The restaurant is hiring for a wide range of full-and part-time employees, including sous chefs, line cooks, servers, hosts, bartenders and bus boys. The hiring center should be open throughout next week and beyond. The restaurant is scheduled to open sometime in June.

"With the opening of our San Diego restaurant around the corner, we are eager to begin meeting with the folks who will become an integral part of the Lazy Dog family in Mission Valley," said Lazy Dog founder, Chris Simms. "We're looking for enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individuals who will bring their passion, and a spirit of community to the table."

The Mission Valley restaurant, the chain's first in San Diego County, is designed to have a rustic feel, inspired by the Rocky Mountains area where Simms and his family spend part of the year. Simms said the chain made a strategic decision to gain a strong foothold in Los Angeles and Orange counties before moving into other markets like San Diego.

The company spent $4 million to build out the San Diego space, formerly occupied by the long vacant Chevy's.

The eatery will be able to seat 250 inside, plus 50 more outdoors. The menu is a mix of familiar comfort foods and dishes with a more contemporary, global profile. Also featured is a wide selection of craft beers, many of them from San Diego breweries.